UNSPSC 85703274: Removal of external fixation device from left femoral shaft, open approach

This classification denotes the group of activities that yields a surgical intervention or procedure to removal of external fixation device from left femoral shaft, open approach. This surgical intervention or procedure is listed in the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems or ICD-10 as code 0QP905Z

UNSPSC 85703274 Removal of external fixation device from left femoral shaft, open approach is a Commodity code that nominally describes a specific surgical procedure, yet the recent state and local contract opportunities posted under this code bear no relationship to orthopedic device removal or surgical intervention. Instead, the code is being used to tag health benefits administration, occupational medical surveillance, pharmacy benefit management, and temporary health professional staffing — work that falls entirely outside the code's stated scope. The mismatch suggests either a systematic miscoding problem in the source jurisdictions' procurement systems or a data artifact unrelated to actual procurement activity in this Commodity category.

The six recent opportunities span state departments, county health systems, and municipal retirement offices across Arizona, California, Florida, and Washington, but none involve the orthopedic or surgical services the code nominally represents. The City of Phoenix Retirement Office issued an RFP for independent medical evaluation services (RTMRFP26001, due October 16, 2026) with a $750,000 maximum contract value; the City of Long Beach posted an RFP for surgical procedure carve-out benefits management (HR26753, due October 7, 2026); the Washington State Department of Transportation issued an RFQ for occupational medical surveillance (RFP20260825, due October 9, 2026); Harris County Juvenile Probation Department issued an RFI for specialty and emergency medical services for detained youth (071626BNM, due September 25, 2026); Collier County Board of County Commissioners solicited pharmacy benefit management services (RFP 25-8414, with historical annual spending around $8.7 million); and Santa Clara County Health System established a qualified vendor pool for temporary health professional staffing across ancillary clinical categories (RFSQHHSFY270052, due October 7, 2026). This code shows no relevant recent activity aligned with external fixation device removal or orthopedic surgical procedures.